Global drug operation targets containers, ports and trusted insiders
A JOINT operation involving the shipping industry, Australian Border Force, World Customs Organization and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime has led to the seizure of 98 tonnes of...
Eighth convicted over maritime meth haul in Geraldton
AN EIGHTH man has been found guilty over the importation of 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine into Geraldton. The drugs were detected in 2017. Police said it was, at the time, the...
336kg of heroin intercepted at Port of Brisbane
AUTHORITIES have intercepted a shipping container containing 336 kilograms of heroin at Port of Brisbane. They say the haul is the largest amount of heroin ever seized in...
VICT to increase landside charges
VICTORIA International Container Terminal is increasing its landside charges, as well as its infrastructure surcharge. The container terminal on Tuesday (4 April) issued a 60-day...
P&O Cruises adds Townsville cruise call
P&O Cruises is adding calls at the Port of Townsville from 2025. The company announced the plans during the launch of its 90th anniversary celebration in Brisbane. Pacific...
Charges laid over heroin shipment into Port Botany
POLICE have charged a man over a shipment of 35 kilograms of heroin that arrived in Port Botany last month. The Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force began...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 41
THE AUSTRALIA-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement will come into effect soon, the enabling legislation in the UK having received Royal Assent this past week....
Seafarers to protest withdrawal of NZ coastal service
NEW Zealand seafarers and community supporters are planning a demonstration in response to the withdrawal of Maersk’s Coastal Connect service. The Maritime Union of New Zealand...
New guidance released for port waste reception facilities
AN INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization partnership program has released guidelines for countries setting up port facilities to manage marine litter. The guidelines were developed...
DP World opens new reefer facility
DP WORLD has opened a new refrigerated container facility in Sydney, called Reefer World. The new reefer facility aims to provide a range of reefer cleaning and repair services to...
ATSB details timeline of Portland Bay propulsion failure
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau is progressing with its investigation into the Portland Bay incident, having published a timeline of events leading up to the ship’s loss of...
Maersk and Shanghai Port sign MOU on methanol bunkering
MAERSK has signed an agreement with Shanghai International Port Group on strategic co-operation for the Shanghai Port methanol marine fuel project. The two parties signed the...
Spill response training prepares PNG for more ships
PAPUA New Guinea is increasing its oil spill response capacity to prepare for more maritime traffic through its ports in the coming years. Senior representatives from the...
IMO agreement to reduce maritime emissions in developing countries
A MEMORANDUM of understanding signed at an International Maritime Organization working group aims to help developing countries reduce emissions from ships and ports. The IMO,...
Cruise’s triumphant return to Townsville
Townsville will say bon voyage to the annual cruise season with Viking Mars, the final cruise ship of the summer, calling at the Port of Townsville on Monday (27 March). Almost...
